José Cruz

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: April 19, 1974 in Arroyo, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bellaire HS (Bellaire, TX) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

High School: Bellaire HS (Bellaire, TX)

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: May 31, 1997 (Age 23-042d, 17,065th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 5, 2008 (Age 34-047d)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: José Luis Cruz

Twitter: @cruz22

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Relatives: Nephew of Héctor Cruz, Tommy Cruz; Son of José Cruz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

4724

1167

204

.247

713

RBI

624

113

OBP

.337

SLG

.445

OPS

.783

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	TOR		MIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 2	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 3	TOR		TEX	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 4	TOR		TEX	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	5	Apr 5	TOR		TEX	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 7	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-12	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 8	TOR	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 9	TOR	@	MIN	L,2-13	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 10	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 11	TOR	@	TEX	W,9-8	GF	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 12	TOR	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	35	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	13 (1)	Apr 14	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	14	Apr 15	TOR	@	KCR	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
14	15	Apr 17	TOR		CHW	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	16	Apr 18	TOR		CHW	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	17	Apr 19	TOR		CHW	W,5-4	CG	53	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
17	18	Apr 20	TOR		NYY	L,2-3	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	19	Apr 21	TOR		NYY	L,3-5	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	20	Apr 22	TOR		NYY	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	21	Apr 24	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-1	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR CF
21	22	Apr 25	TOR	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	25 (2)	Apr 28	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	26	Apr 29	TOR		KCR	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	28 (1)	May 1	TOR	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	31 (2)	May 4	TOR	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	32	May 5	TOR	@	ANA	W,13-11	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	33	May 6	TOR	@	ANA	W,6-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	34	May 7	TOR	@	SEA	W,6-0	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
29	35	May 8	TOR	@	SEA	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
30	36	May 9	TOR	@	SEA	W,4-1	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	40 (3)	May 14	TOR		ANA	W,5-4	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
32	41	May 15	TOR		ANA	W,9-1	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
33	42	May 16	TOR		SEA	L,1-8	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	45 (2)	May 19	TOR		TBD	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	46	May 20	TOR		TBD	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	47	May 21	TOR		TBD	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	48	May 22	TOR	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
38	49	May 23	TOR	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
39	50	May 24	TOR	@	CLE	W,5-0	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
40	51	May 25	TOR	@	BOS	W,7-5	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
41	52	May 26	TOR	@	BOS	W,5-2	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
42	53	May 28	TOR		CLE	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	57 (3)	Jun 1	TOR		BOS	L,5-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	58	Jun 2	TOR		BOS	L,3-11	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	59	Jun 3	TOR		DET	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	60	Jun 4	TOR		DET	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	61	Jun 5	TOR		PHI	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
48	62	Jun 6	TOR		PHI	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	63	Jun 7	TOR		PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	64	Jun 8	TOR	@	FLA	L,3-4	GS	34	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	CF
51	66 (1)	Jun 10	TOR	@	FLA	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	68 (1)	Jun 13	TOR		BAL	W,9-8	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	111 (42)	Jul 31	TOR	@	MIN	L,4-6	GF	25	5.0	2	0	1	3	0	PH CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	112	Aug 1	TOR	@	MIN	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	113	Aug 2	TOR	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	114	Aug 4	TOR	@	TEX	L,9-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	115	Aug 5	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-4	CG	35	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
58	116	Aug 7	TOR		OAK	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
59	117	Aug 8	TOR		OAK	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	118	Aug 9	TOR		OAK	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	119	Aug 11	TOR		SEA	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
62	120	Aug 12	TOR		SEA	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	121	Aug 13	TOR		ANA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	122	Aug 14	TOR		ANA	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
65	123	Aug 15	TOR		ANA	L,3-6	CG	50	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	124	Aug 16	TOR		ANA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	125	Aug 17	TOR	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
68	126	Aug 18	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-10	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	127	Aug 19	TOR	@	SEA	W,16-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
70	128	Aug 20	TOR	@	SEA	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
71	129	Aug 21	TOR	@	ANA	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	130	Aug 22	TOR	@	ANA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	131	Aug 23	TOR	@	ANA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	132	Aug 24	TOR		KCR	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	133	Aug 25	TOR		KCR	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	134	Aug 26	TOR		KCR	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	135	Aug 27	TOR		KCR	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
78	136	Aug 28	TOR		MIN	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	137	Aug 29	TOR		MIN	W,14-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	138	Aug 30	TOR		MIN	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	139	Sep 1	TOR	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	140	Sep 2	TOR	@	KCR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
83	141	Sep 3	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
84	142	Sep 4	TOR		BOS	W,12-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	143	Sep 5	TOR		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	144	Sep 6	TOR		BOS	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	145	Sep 7	TOR		CLE	W,15-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	146	Sep 9	TOR		CLE	L,3-6	CG	52	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	147	Sep 10	TOR	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	148	Sep 11	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	149	Sep 12	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
92	150	Sep 13	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
93	151	Sep 14	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	152	Sep 15	TOR	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	153	Sep 16	TOR	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
96	154	Sep 17	TOR	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	41	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	155	Sep 18	TOR	@	TBD	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	156	Sep 19	TOR	@	TBD	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
99	157	Sep 20	TOR	@	TBD	W,7-5	CG	55	12.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
100	158	Sep 21	TOR		BAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	159	Sep 22	TOR		BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	160	Sep 23	TOR		BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	161	Sep 25	TOR		DET	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	162	Sep 26	TOR		DET	W,5-4	CG	53	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	163	Sep 27	TOR		DET	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							109gm		890.2	243	6	4	253	1